| 单词 | butterfly stroke |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbutterfly stroke (e) attributive. Swimming. Designating a stroke in swimming in which both arms are raised out of the water and lifted forwards together while the legs are brought up and down in unison with an undulating motion; of, relating to, or involving this stroke. Frequently in butterfly stroke. Cf. sense 6, and butterfly kick n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [adjective] > swimming > specific stroke underhand1705 hand over hand1849 overhand1876 overarm1887 under-arm1905 butterfly1934 the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > swimming > stroke > specific hand over hand1844 sidestroke1852 breast swimming1861 steamer1861 breaststroke1864 dog paddle1874 backstroke1876 trudgen1893 frog kick1896 overstroke1902 scissors kick1902 crawl1903 scissors1908 freestyle1916 doggy paddle1921 front crawl1924 back-crawl1929 butterfly stroke1934 butterfly1936 butterfly kick1937 1934 N.Y. Times 16 July 19/4 He won because he used the unorthodox ‘butterfly stroke’ that still is considered legal in spite of the storms of protest its adoption has caused. 1937 Official Rep. XIth Olympiad 1936 168 The breast stroke swimmers used the butterfly style, which was a failure. 1968 Cumberland News 24 Jan. 36/3 Mark Redmond copped the 20-yard breaststroke and Rob Alderson took the 20-yard butterfly event. 1970 Wilson Bull. 82 220 The floating eagle propelled itself toward shore by slow rhythmic beats of its outstretched wings, much like a human swimmer using the butterfly breast stroke. 2014 J. Costello Time of our Lives 355 A vigorous session of butterfly stroke in the swimming pool. < as lemmas |
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